2015 New Mexico Statutes
Chapter 7 - Taxation
Section 1 Administration
Section 7-1-80 Dissolution or withdrawal of corporation.

7-1-80. Dissolution or withdrawal of corporation.

The secretary of state shall not issue any certificate of dissolution to any taxpayer or allow any corporate taxpayer to withdraw from the state until:

A. the taxpayer files with the secretary of state a certificate signed by the secretary of taxation and revenue or the secretary of taxation and revenue's delegate stating that as of a certain date the taxpayer is not liable for any tax and containing a statement verified by a responsible official of the corporation to the effect that the taxpayer has not engaged in business after the date above specified. If the taxpayer has so engaged in business, any certificate of dissolution or withdrawal shall be of no effect and all liabilities of the corporation shall continue as if no certificate had been granted;

B. a successor, acceptable to the secretary of taxation and revenue or the secretary's delegate, to any corporation requesting dissolution or withdrawal enters into a binding agreement by provision of which the successor assumes full liability for payment of all taxes due or expected to become due from the corporation and certification thereof is given by the secretary of taxation and revenue or the secretary's delegate; or

C. satisfactory security for payment of the taxes due or expected to become due from the corporation is furnished in accordance with the provisions of Section 7-1-54 NMSA 1978 and certification thereof is given by the secretary of taxation and revenue or the secretary's delegate.

History: 1953 Comp., 72-13-92, enacted by Laws 1965, ch. 248, 83; 1979, ch. 144, 65; 1985, ch. 65, 20; 1993, ch. 30, 11; 2013, ch. 75, 8.